SinfulColors Having A Blast Review (Partial)

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Hey guys!  I have some fun polishes today from the SinfulColors Having A Blast collection.  I'm going to start with my favorite combo of polishes.  I plan on recreating this first mani for the 4th of July.  I just love it so much.  I started with two coats of Hot Spot, a pretty metallic blue.  The accent nail is two coats of Snow Me White and once that was dry I used some straight Nail Vinyls to make the stripes.  I used Ruby Ruby for the red.  Then to top it all off I added a coat of Star Blast Off, a super cool patriotic glitter with large stars.  The stars came out pretty easily, no fishing required.

Here's the same mani before I added the glitter so you can really see the blue.

Next I used two coats of Ruby Ruby with an accent of Out of This World.  I totally thought Ruby Ruby was a red cream when I put it on.  I was adding top coat and I started to see some sparkles.  I thought my top coat brush had glitter on it and was super upset that it was contaminating my polish.  Turns out Ruby Ruby has a bit of sparkle and I'm just not very observant apparently.  Anyhow, then I added some stars using Nail Vinyls and Hot Spot.  Very pleased with this simple 4th of July mani.

This next polish is Green Ocean.  I know this is a much loved polish for a lot of people.  I originally put it over white and oh boy was that terrible!  I took it right off.  So then I decided to put it over a black cream and a dark teal (OPI Ski Teal We Drop).  I am completely obsessed with how it looks over the teal.  I think it would be really cool to matte it but I couldn't find my matte top coat.

I hope you guys like today's manis.  I want to say that Snow Me White was a great two coat white polish.  I will be using that again for sure.  I've seen these polishes at several Walgreens around here.  You can find more information at sinfulcolors.com.  Be sure to give them a like on facebook too.  I hope you all have a great day!

Until next time...

Sara

*Polishes were sent by the pr company for review.  All opinions are 100% mine.*

Black Dahlia Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Black Dahlia Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Hey all!  Today I have a new to me indie on the blog, Black Dahlia Lacquer.  Someone posted a photo of this polish in a facebook group and I just had to snag it.  This gorgeous green is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle which I believe was an LE.  This is two coats and top coat shown today.  This is just gorgeous!

Black Dahlia Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

I grabbed a few others when I got this and now I can't wait to try them out.  I'll be sure to share them as I do.

Have a great day!

Sara

Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Review

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Hey guys!  I have a review of four shades from the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Poolside Paradise collection.  Miracle Gel is an at home gel mani with no light needed.  It has a special top coat to use to give it that high shine finish.

First up is Lip Palm.  This had a great two coat formula.  It went on even and didn't run at all.

Sally Hansen Lip Palm

Sally Hansen Lip Palm

This is Life's a Peach.  This doesn't read peach to me at all.  It's very coral on me.  Either way it has the most awesome formula.  Two coats for perfection here.

Sally Hansen Life's a Peach

Sally Hansen Life's a Peach

Pink-A-Colada is a sheer, pale pink.  This is three coats and you can see I still have visible nail line.  This polish struck me as very job interview appropriate.

Sally Hansen Pink-A-Colada

Sally Hansen Pink-A-Colada

Lastly I have Morning Sunshine!  This is a lovely yellow.  It took three coats but that's pretty normal for yellow.

Sally Hansen Morning Sunshine!

Sally Hansen Morning Sunshine!

These are really great polishes for summer.  I haven't done a wear test yet but I'd love to hear how you all have liked them.  You can find these at all the normal places you can buy Sally Hansen polishes.  Be sure to give them a like on facebook.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sara

*Polishes were sent for review.  All opinions are 100% mine.*

SinfulColors Street Fusion Collection (partial)

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Hey all!!  I have six polishes from the SinfulColors Street Fusion Summer 2015 collection.  Based on the press release this is a large collection.  I'm not sure if the ones I have today are new polishes or repromotes.  I will say that I don't recall seeing these in the past.  I will also say that this first polish, Sky Tree, is my new favorite drug store polish.  So much teal goodness all in one polish.  It was amazingly perfect in two coats.  I used top coat for the photos.

SinfulColors Sky Tree

SinfulColors Sky Tree

This is one coat of Fuji Fuji over top of Sky Tree with top coat.  Fuji Fuji is a fun glitter topper.

SinfulColors Fuji Fuji

SinfulColors Fuji Fuji

Next up is Keira Blue.  I used three coats and top coat.  I struggled with this polish.  It had an interesting consistency, sort of thick but still pretty sheer.  It was shrinking back from my tips almost right away.

SinfulColors Keira Blue

SinfulColors Keira Blue

Otaku Anime is a gorgeous yellow shimmer (or maybe a metallic, I stink at finishes).  I used three coats and top coat.  I'm not normally a yellow wearer but this was just lovely.  I do think next time I wear it I'll start with a matching yellow cream and top it with this to get rid of the visible nail line.

SinfulColors Otaku Anime

SinfulColors Otaku Anime

Maroon Fine has a great two coat formula although it looks more rust colored than maroon to me.  Either way it's really pretty.

SinfulColors Maroon Fine

SinfulColors Maroon Fine

Last up is Pink Ansen, a sheer pink jelly with iridescent glitters in it.  I put this over black so we could see the glitters but then I lost the pink.  The effect is super cool though.  Next time I'll try it over a soft pink.

SinfulColors Pink Ansen

There are some great polishes here.  These are available at all the normal places you can find SinfulColors.  You can find more info at sinfulcolors.com  Be sure to like SinfulColors on facebook to be kept up to date.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sara

*Polishes were provided for review.  All opinions are 100% mine.*

Cupcake Polish What in Carnation?

Cupcake Polish What in Carnation? 

Hello!  Every now and again I see a polish that just screams BUY ME!!!  Cupcake Polish What in Carnation? is one of those.  I saw this polish on a few different blogs and knew it had to be mine.  I don't have many Cupcakes but from what I do have, I've come to expect a stellar formula.  What in Carnation? does not disappoint.  It was perfect in two coats.  I added Cupcake Yule Be Missing Me as an accent nail.  It's equally amazing just so ya know.

Cupcake Polish What in Carnation? 

Cupcake Polish What in Carnation? 

Cupcake Polish What in Carnation? 

Lots of photos I know, but I just wanted to show off a few angles so you could see the awesomeness!  I will definitely be picking up some more Cupcakes.  Do you have any favorites that I should check out?

Thanks for stopping by,

Sara

OPI Nail Envy Press Release

Some new info from OPI.  Enjoy!

INTRODUCING NAIL ENVY “STRENGTH IN COLOR”

IDEA: Strengthening treatment plus coveted color in one   WHAT IT IS: The fortifying power of OPI’s Original Nail Envy Nail Strengthener is now combined with softly tinted color in four gorgeous OPI shades. The trusted formula you love—from the world’s number one salon brand, OPI—has added delicate, subtle color for the very first time. Infused with hydrolyzed wheat protein and calcium, the new Nail Envy “Strength in Color” delivers maximum strengthening aid to transform weak, brittle, damaged nails into stronger, longer, harder nails shining with bold, true-to-bottle color.   Inspired by of-the-moment creamsicle hued and pink quartz spring runway looks, this first-of-its-kind collection includes classic OPI favorite shades like Hawaiian Orchid, Samoan Sand, and Bubble Bath, plus a Nail Envy-only exclusive offering, Pink to Envy. Simply apply this innovative two-in-one nail strengthener plus color lacquer directly onto nails to add some much needed muscle to your manicure.

I use Nail Envy as the base of every mani so I'm intrigued by these. Until next time... Sara

OPI Brights for 2015

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Hello!  Today's post is the OPI Brights Collection for 2015.  This is a 9 piece collection full of fun, happy summer colors.  Brights is made up of six new colors and three re-promotes.  This collection is a mixed bag of creams, glitter, metallics and shimmers.  A little something for everyone.


OPI Down to the Core-al surprised me out of the bottle.  I loved the look of this.  It has a great formula and is shown here in two coats with top coat.  It applied super smooth and stayed where I wanted it to.

OPI Down to the Core-al

OPI Down to the Core-al

OPI Hotter Than You Pink is a gorgeous pink with a blue shimmer.  This was perfect in two coats.  There are two different pictures here in the sun so you can see the blue.  Now here's my issue, I have this polish in my collection and it looks different than this one.  They're both pretty but definitely different.

OPI Hotter Than You Pink

OPI Hotter Than You Pink

OPI Hotter Than You Pink

OPI The Berry Thought of You is a gorgeous berry cream.  Broken record time but this also has a fantastic formula.  Two even coats and top coat are pictured here.

OPI The Berry Thought of You

OPI The Berry Thought of You

OPI I Stop For Red is a squishy red cream.  I'm slowly warming up to reds.  This one was fun to wear.  I used two coats and top coat but I'm thinking I should have used three for photos.  The sun makes my nail line show a bit.

OPI I Stop For Red

OPI I Stop For Red

OPI I Sea You Wear OPI is a gorgeous blue, perfect for summer.  This is two coats plus top coat.  I wore this for several days and it held up great.

OPI I Sea You Wear OPI

OPI I Sea You Wear OPI

OPI My Car has Navy-gation is a purple leaning blue cream.  The formula on this one was a bit problematic.  It was pooling and running all over everywhere.  This is two coats (should have done three) and top coat.

OPI My Car has Navy-gation

OPI My Car has Navy-gation

OPI Can't Hear Myself Pink is a fun pink for summer.  This one took three coats to be opaque.  I used top coat for this as well.  There are three photos for this one too so you can see the different ways it looks in the sun.

OPI Can't Hear Myself Pink

OPI Can't Hear Myself Pink

OPI Can't Hear Myself Pink

OPI Life Gave Me Lemons is a yellow cream.  In the bottle this looks more chartruese to me so I was confused about the name.  Until I put it on that was.  It looks yellow on me surprisingly.  It gave me mad lobster hands in the shade.  I used three coats plus top coat for these photos.  I actually wore this one first when the collection arrived.  Then I went to Disneyland and broke a nail so the rest of the collection was shown with shorter nails.  Sorry about that.

OPI Life Gave Me Lemons

OPI Life Gave Me Lemons

OPI On Pinks & Needles is an all pink glitter topper.  All different sizes of just pink.  This is just one coat.  I think this is tons of fun.  I like it so much that I bought a bottle before I knew I was getting this collection for review, so I passed it on to my sister.  Now we both have pretty pink glitter.

OPI On Pinks & Needles

OPI On Pinks & Needles

I really like this collection as a whole.  It has a little bit of everything and the colors are spot on for summer.  I really want to wear On Pinks & Needles over My Car Has Navy-gation.  I think that would be outstanding.  You can find these at all the normal places that carry OPI.  Like OPI on facebook to be kept current on new releases.

Thanks so much for stopping by and reading today!

Sara

*Polishes were provided for review.  All opinions are 100% mine*